<p>Helloes, </p>
<p>Here are the unis I applied to;
Reach - Stanford, Yale, Cornell, Rice
Others - Vanderbilt, Swarthmore, Bates, W&L, Hanover</p>
<p>International student,
My school doesn’t do GPAs,
Class rank: 4th out of 50
Good counsellor/teacher recs - stronger counsellor
Commonapp essay is pretty good, supplements were slightly rushed
SAT: 2120</p>
<p>ECs:
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold award
- Soccer Varsity team
- Swimming Varsity team
- Sports Council PRO
- Amnesty International Treasurer
- ~200 hours volunteering in Hospital
- Blue belt in Karate
- Boy scouts
- Photography course + Exhibition
- Woodworking courses
- Youth Exchange programs to India + China
- Expedition to Bengal
- Work experience at underprivileged-children schools</p>
<p>I didn’t get to do the SAT 2’s, and I’m applying for need-based financial aid everywhere cept Stanford - So I guess i’ll be at a disadvantage here.</p>
<p>Please let me know what my chances are!</p>
<p>Don’t the most selective unis (Yale, etc.) require SAT subject tests/ SAT 2s for applicants? It’s been a few years since I went through what you are, but they used to require them. If they DO require them, your chances are probably significantly lower without them. </p>
<p>In 2009, I applied to some of your schools. Was rejected from Cornell and Vanderbilt, but was accepted at W&L and some that you aren’t applying to. I can’t remember my SAT and subject (2s) scores, but got a 30 on the ACT. </p>
<p>What are your safety schools?</p>
<p>Dude, unless you took the ACT, you should have taken the subject tests for Yale et al. </p>
<p>From the College Board website regarding Yale testing:</p>
<p>SAT & ACT Policies
For admission decisions:</p>
<pre><code>* Required: SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests; or ACT
- If submitting ACT, the writing section is required
</code></pre>
<p>For your sake, I hope you took the ACT too. Last chance for SAT subject tests is TOMORROW for admissions decisions.</p>